Is pectus excavatum deadly?

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2007-11-04 17:35:54 · 4 answers · asked by reject_21 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases

My daughter in law has that condition. It just causes her to be short of breath with exertion. What does you doctor say?

2007-11-04 20:49:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It can impair lung and cardiac function. Severe cases can cause heart failure.

2007-11-04 20:30:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Not unless it is so depressed that it physically compresses the heart, which is rare.

2007-11-04 18:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

no.

2007-11-05 04:38:17 · answer #4 · answered by Etoile 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋